Kalina's hand was still holding her face when Vesper walked in, and pausing for a moment, it didn't take him three seconds to analyze what had happened. His eyes glinted immediately as he sauntered towards them."Did you actually...lay your hand on her?" He scoffed.Kalina uncovered her cheek, revealing how sore it had become."How dare you?""I believe you shouldn't get involved in this, Vesper. Kalina and I had some unfinished business, and I simply returned a slap that was long overdue." Adira responded dauntlessly."Are you insane?" He gripped her wrist, roughly. "You whined when I hit you, yet you had the nerves to do same to my woman?" His words were laced with so much bitterness.Adira cocked her brows at him. "Did you just try to compare your disgusting act to mine? You think hitting her is the same as trying to force yourself on me?"Surprise flickered across Kalina's face immediately. This pissed Vesper up, 'cause he never expected her to say it outright."You should let go

It's been three weeks. Vesper had become well known in the company. Thanks to Nikolai, he had become a prominent figure, accompanying him to board meetings and other important gatherings. Thus, his success soared. Adira had just finished from an important meeting and was exiting the building with her assistants behind her. Coming down from an escalator, they found themselves in a bustling mall, where Adira's eyes were Immediately drawn to some really fine dresses she knew would look good on her. "Let's check those out." She said to Bonnie and they approached the shop. The receptionist was very elated to receive Adira, wide smile stretched across face, reaching from cheek to cheek. "I bet this would look great on you, ma'am." She beamed, showing a red dress to Adira. The galleria was very busy and a lot of people passing by kept stealing glances at Adira. Calmly, Adira started making some selections and was on the fifth dress when she heard a familiar voice from behind. "Adira?

The news hit Nikolai like a thunderbolt, jolting his senses and freezing him in disbelief. In that split second, time seemed to stand still as the glass of wine he held slipped his hand and shattered into a thousand pieces on the floor. Shock surged through his veins, leaving him momentarily paralyzed, his heart pounding in his chest. Adira was equally shocked. Ophelia was his ex-girlfriend, and Jagger was the man that had abducted them ten years ago. Hold on; how were they back? "What're you.... talking about?" He asked with a voice draped in disbelief. His eyes were wide open in astonishment. "It's...it's all over the news, Nikolai." Bellamy spoke. "They said she just showed up at the station with Jagger. Jagger has been locked up, but Ophelia is home with her parents to receive medical care. So far, she was too shocked to drop a comment about what happened." "She returned with Jagger?" Adira's face crumpled up. "You mean... Jagger intentionally showed himself? He's a wanted cr

Adira had a warm smile tugged at the corners of her lips as she made she way into the kitchen. Clothed in Nikola's long-sleeved shirt that stopped just below her thighs, she looked adorable.He was still in bed, and she wanted to make breakfast before he's awake. She'd planned on making some bacon and eggs. Checking the crates, she discovered they had just two left."Damn it." She hissed slowly. Two was never going to be enough.She stood still in front of the cupboard for a while, thinking of what to do. But not until she feels his familiar hands wrap her from behind, pulling her into his embrace."Nikolai!" She let a startled gasp and chuckled afterwards.She wasn't expecting him."Hey, beauty." He planted a kiss on her neck.His hand snaked up to her boobs and gave them a little squeeze."Good morning." Adira smiled, her cheeks wearing all shades of pink."Trying to make breakfast?" He cooed."Yeah. But unfortunately, we're out of eggs. I'll need to dash out to a grocery store." Sh

Vesper's head felt so heavy as he returned to the room where Kalina was filing her nails. She noticed instantly that something was wrong with him. "Hey, are you okay?" She questioned. Vesper lowered himself to the bed. "I'm not. Nothing is okay." Kalina stood up and walked across to meet him. "Okay, what's the problem? Is your grandfather mad at you?" She placed her hands on her thighs. She had given him the idea of going to spend some time with the man, but obviously, it didn't go well. Vesper buried his face in his palms, trying to arrange the words in his head. Then, he let it all out. "I just overheard my grandfather and Lyra talking about his will." For the first three seconds, Kalina was blank, trying to process it. Then, it finally dawned on her. "What?" She flinched. "